Word: tailwind
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Washington's Griffith Stadium. Riding a tailwind, the ball sailed over the left-centerfield bleachers 460 ft. away, bounced off a 60-ft. sign, and came to rest in a backyard 565 ft. from home plate. "I unloaded on it," said Mickey Mantle. "I guess it was the longest ball I ever hit in my life...
...second-place Princeton by a length and a half. Upping the beat to 31, Navy had a two-length lead at the 25-mile mark. In the final 200 yards, with a disdainful sprint, Navy increased its winning margin by another full length. Helped a bit by a tailwind, Navy was timed at 15:08.1. Previous course record, set by Cornell: 15:31. Also rans: Princeton, Cornell, Wisconsin, California, Columbia, Washington, Stanford, Pennsylvania, M.I.T., Syracuse...
Twitchell will be entered by the New England AAU following his performances in the AAU sponsored meet held Wednesday night at the M.I.T. track. He won the 100 and 220-yard dashes with times of 9.7 and 21.4 respectively, breaking both records. Because of a slight tailwind, however, he was not given credit for a record in the century...
...Quakers and the Crimson. The Middies have defeated Yale and Princeton easily, and turned in the almost unbelievable time of 8:27 last week in beating the 1951 intercollegiate champions Wisconsin over a mile and three-quarters on the Severn. Rusty Callow's rowers were aided by a stiff tailwind and tide...